Charles l



(No Model.)

O. L. OHRISTMANN.

SHIRT.

Patented Apr. 22; 1890.

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CHARLES L. CIIRISTMANN, OF NEXV YORK, N. Y.

SHIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,981, dated April 22, 1890,

Application filed February 20, 189i). Serial No. 341,162. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, CHARLES L. CHRIsT- MANN, of New York city, New York, have invented an Improved Shirt, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an ilnprovem ent in shirts, and more particularly to the construction of the neckband, with a view of forming improved button-holes for the reception of the two collar-buttons.

The invention consists in the various features of improvement more fully pointed out out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a face View of one of the front ends of the neckband. Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof; Fig. 3, a section on line 00 as, Fig. 1, and y 1 Fig. 2; Fig. 4, an outer view of the rear or central portion of the neckband; Fig. 5, a section on line .2, Fig. 4; and Fig. 6, a perspective view of one-half of the neckband.

The letter or represents the bodyof a shirt, to which is secured a double neekband h c. The inner band I) and the outer band 0 are both of the same size, and are connected by a suture d, running along the upper edge and also along the ends, as shown.

\Vithin the outer band 0 there is formed the button-hole c for the front collar-button e, and the button-hole f for the rear collarbutton f.

At the lower edge the bands Z) c are connected to the shirt-body a by a suture d. This suture, however, is interrupted beneath the button-holes e f-that is to say, directly beneath the front button-hole c. The inner band '1) is left disconnected from the shirtbody to form a slit or opening 6 So, also,

directly beneath the rear button-hole f the outer band 0 is left disconnected from the shirt-body to form a slit or opening f Through the openings e f the buttons 6 f, respectively, are slipped into the pockets formed between the two neckbands, and the heads of the buttons are then passed out through the button-holes. It will be seen that in this way the shoes of the buttons are received by the pockets formed between the neckbands, and are thus kept out of contact with the neck of the wearer.

g is an upright tape, through which the necktie may he slipped, so as to be properly held in place. The lower end of this tape is sewed to the shirt-body, while its upper end is passed through the slit f into the pocket beneath the rear button-hole Fig. 5, where it is attached by sewing, so as to be concealed and protected. Thus the upper end of the tape will not be liable to be torn oif, neither during the ironing of the neckband nor while the necktie is passed through the tape.

\Vhat I claim is- A shirt having a double neckband, front and rear button-holes in the outer band, the outer band being detached beneath the rear button-hole, and the inner band being detached beneath the front button-hole to form pockets, and with a tape secured to the shirt at its lower end and projecting into the rear pocket at its upper end, substantially as specified.

CHARLES L. OHRISTMANN.

Witnesses:

F, v. BEIEsEN, SOPHIE TATJE. 

